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General Manager’s Report -
OMPA: Transition
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Board Report -
May 9, 2013
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From the Board Chair - Annual Planning Retreat 2013
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Legislative Update -
Session Still Has Plenty Of Work To Do
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Lineman’s Corner - Reliability Statistics
JUNE 2013
VOL. 29 NO. 6
OMPA MEMBER CITIES:
Altus, Blackwell, Comanche, Copan, Duncan, Edmond, Eldorado, Fairview, Frederick, Geary, Goltry, Granite, Hominy, Kingfisher, Laverne, Lexington, Mangum, Manitou, Marlow, Newkirk, Okeene, Olustee, Orlando, Pawhuska, Perry, Ponca City, Pond Creek, Prague, Purcell, Ryan, Spiro, Tecumseh, Tonkawa, Walters, Watonga, Waynoka, Wetumka, Wynnewood, Yale
A member of the American Public Power Association, Municipal Electric Systems of Oklahoma, and Southwestern Power Resources Association
OUTLET is published by OMPA for our Members
2701 West I-35 Frontage Road
Post Office Box 1960
Edmond, Oklahoma 73083-1960
Phone: 405/359-2500
FAX: 405/359-1071
www.ompa.com
OMPA is a wholesale power company owned by 39 municipal electric utilities. OMPA provides economies of scale in power generation and related services to support community-owned electric utilities. The members of OMPA serve approximately 250,000 Oklahomans.
425 copies printed at a cost of $1,044.00.
Bruce Ackerman, Editor
Crisson discusses challenges facing Public Power See page 2.
On April 17th, OMPA General Manager Cindy L. Holman, Board Chair Charles Lamb, Director of Member Services Drake N. Rice, and Board Member John Ramey joined representatives from Tulsa LFG, LLC and Montauk Energy in the dedication of OMPA’s landfill-gas-to-energy project in Sand Springs, Oklahoma. The project is the first landfill- gas-to-energy project to begin commercial operations in Oklahoma.
The OMPA Board of Directors approved a long-term purchase power contract with Tulsa LFG, LLC for a landfill-gas-to-energy project, which was signed on June 22, 2012. The notice to proceed for construction was given on October 12, 2012. The project was funded by the project developer, Montauk Energy. The project was completed and became operational on February 27, 2013.
“The LFG project provides our 39 member cities with another renewable resource of energy. OMPA was the first Oklahoma utility to have wind power, another renewable resource in September 2003. This project brings OMPA’s renewable energy resources (methane gas, wind and hydro) for 2013 to an estimated level of nearly 30 percent based on a normal water year,” said Charles Lamb, Board Chair.
“The Authority will continue to develop projects to meet the load growth needs of our members by providing them with cost efficient and reliable electricity while exploring the advantages of renewable resources. I appreciate the cooperation we have received from Tulsa LFG, LLC and Montauk Energy in making this unique project a reality,” said Cindy L. Holman, General Manager.
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LFG Plant Tour - (left to right) Cindy L. Holman, OMPA General Manager; John Ramey, OMPA Board Member; Charles Lamb, OMPA Board Chair; and Jay Albert, Deputy Secretary of Energy for the State of Oklahoma, tour OMPA’s landfill-gas-to-energy project in Sand Springs, Oklahoma on April 17th following ribbon cutting ceremonies for the project. Drake N. Rice Photo
Dedication ceremony held for
OMPA’s landfill-gas-to-energy project

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General Manager’s Report -
OMPA: Transition
4
Board Report -
May 9, 2013
5
From the Board Chair - Annual Planning Retreat 2013
6
Legislative Update -
Session Still Has Plenty Of Work To Do
10
Lineman’s Corner - Reliability Statistics
JUNE 2013
VOL. 29 NO. 6
OMPA MEMBER CITIES:
Altus, Blackwell, Comanche, Copan, Duncan, Edmond, Eldorado, Fairview, Frederick, Geary, Goltry, Granite, Hominy, Kingfisher, Laverne, Lexington, Mangum, Manitou, Marlow, Newkirk, Okeene, Olustee, Orlando, Pawhuska, Perry, Ponca City, Pond Creek, Prague, Purcell, Ryan, Spiro, Tecumseh, Tonkawa, Walters, Watonga, Waynoka, Wetumka, Wynnewood, Yale
A member of the American Public Power Association, Municipal Electric Systems of Oklahoma, and Southwestern Power Resources Association
OUTLET is published by OMPA for our Members
2701 West I-35 Frontage Road
Post Office Box 1960
Edmond, Oklahoma 73083-1960
Phone: 405/359-2500
FAX: 405/359-1071
www.ompa.com
OMPA is a wholesale power company owned by 39 municipal electric utilities. OMPA provides economies of scale in power generation and related services to support community-owned electric utilities. The members of OMPA serve approximately 250,000 Oklahomans.
425 copies printed at a cost of $1,044.00.
Bruce Ackerman, Editor
Crisson discusses challenges facing Public Power See page 2.
On April 17th, OMPA General Manager Cindy L. Holman, Board Chair Charles Lamb, Director of Member Services Drake N. Rice, and Board Member John Ramey joined representatives from Tulsa LFG, LLC and Montauk Energy in the dedication of OMPA’s landfill-gas-to-energy project in Sand Springs, Oklahoma. The project is the first landfill- gas-to-energy project to begin commercial operations in Oklahoma.
The OMPA Board of Directors approved a long-term purchase power contract with Tulsa LFG, LLC for a landfill-gas-to-energy project, which was signed on June 22, 2012. The notice to proceed for construction was given on October 12, 2012. The project was funded by the project developer, Montauk Energy. The project was completed and became operational on February 27, 2013.
“The LFG project provides our 39 member cities with another renewable resource of energy. OMPA was the first Oklahoma utility to have wind power, another renewable resource in September 2003. This project brings OMPA’s renewable energy resources (methane gas, wind and hydro) for 2013 to an estimated level of nearly 30 percent based on a normal water year,” said Charles Lamb, Board Chair.
“The Authority will continue to develop projects to meet the load growth needs of our members by providing them with cost efficient and reliable electricity while exploring the advantages of renewable resources. I appreciate the cooperation we have received from Tulsa LFG, LLC and Montauk Energy in making this unique project a reality,” said Cindy L. Holman, General Manager.
cont pg 2
LFG Plant Tour - (left to right) Cindy L. Holman, OMPA General Manager; John Ramey, OMPA Board Member; Charles Lamb, OMPA Board Chair; and Jay Albert, Deputy Secretary of Energy for the State of Oklahoma, tour OMPA’s landfill-gas-to-energy project in Sand Springs, Oklahoma on April 17th following ribbon cutting ceremonies for the project. Drake N. Rice Photo
Dedication ceremony held for
OMPA’s landfill-gas-to-energy project